Joey Logano's NASCAR Cup Series Championship is in the rearview mirror, as is Chase Elliott's Cook Out Clash triumph, and we have live 2025 Daytona 500 odds to dissect.
Who will get the jump on the competition in the NASCAR Cup Series odds? Early wagering suggests two-time Cup Series champ Kyle Busch has the inside track in this year's edition of "The Great American Race."
Let's take a look at the latest Daytona 500 odds, with the green flag set to drop on Sunday, February 16.
Daytona 500 odds
| Driver |  |
|---|---|
| Kyle Busch | +900 |
| Ryan Blaney | +1100 |
| Denny Hamlin | +1100 |
| Chase Elliott | +1100 |
| Bubba Wallace | +1100 |
| Kyle Larson | +1200 |
| Joey Logano | +1200 |
| Brad Keselowski | +1400 |
| William Byron | +1700 |
| Austin Cindric | +2000 |
| Christopher Bell | +2200 |
| Ross Chastian | +2500 |
| Justin Allgaier | +2500 |
| Chris Buescher | +2500 |
| Tyler Reddick | +2800 |
| Ryan Preece | +2800 |
| Chase Briscoe | +2800 |
Odds as of 2-16.
Favorites to win the Daytona 500
Kyle Busch (+900)
Last season snapped a 16-year streak with at least one win for Kyle Busch. The soon-to-be 40-year-old Busch will try to start a new streak in a race that has eluded him since his career began in 2004.
Busch ran second in the Daytona 500 once back in 2016. His lone victory at the most famed track on the NASCAR circuit came all the way back in July of 2008. He'll begin his day in 21st.
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Ryan Blaney (+1100)
Ryan Blaney is always one to watch for on tracks like Daytona, and fresh off a narrow runner-up defeat for a second straight title, you know he'll be hungry for a victory coming out of the gates in 2025.
Blaney has taken the checkered flag four times at superspeedways, including a Daytona triumph in August of 2021. Only Logano has led more laps at superspeedways than Blaney since 2022 (208-169).
The No. 12 Ford pilot will roll off the grid in 16th.
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Denny Hamlin (+1100)
Denny Hamlin won three of the five Daytona 500s contested from 2016 to 2020, and he has the most laps led (676) of any active driver over this course.
Hamlin has multiple race wins in each of the last six seasons and starts eighth on Sunday.
Chase Elliott (+1100)
Chase Elliott is garnering attention in this market after a dominant win at the Cook Out Clash, where he led 171 of 200 laps.
Elliott, who qualified 17th, has never won at Daytona but has had some close shaves, including a runner-up result in August of 2020.
How to bet on NASCAR
The most popular way to bet on NASCAR is by simply picking the winner of a race, which is also referred to as an outright. There are plenty of other ways to wager, including betting on whether or not a driver will finish in the Top 3 or Top 10 of a race.
Another popular betting option is head-to-head matchup betting, where sportsbooks pair up two drivers and you choose who you think will finish better in the race, which is far easier than trying to select someone to win out of a field of approximately 40 drivers. For tips on NASCAR betting check out our How to Bet NASCAR page.
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Past Daytona 500 winners
| Year | Driver | Manufacturer | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 18th |
| 2023 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 31st |
| 2022 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 5th |
| 2021 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 17th |
| 2020 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 39th |
| 2019 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 10th |
| 2018 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 14th |
| 2017 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 8th |
| 2016 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 11th |
| 2015 | Joey Logano | Ford | 5th |
Denny Hamlin is one of four drivers with multiple Daytona 500 victories. Richard Petty leads the way with seven wins from 1964 to 1981.
Daytona 500 Odds FAQs
Kyle Busch is favored to win the Daytona 500 at +900.
William Byron won last year's Daytona 500.
